Improvement in type-setting-machines



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- Type-Setting Machine. No. 130,982.

Patented Sep.. 3, 1872.

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AUGUSTUS GOREY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO HIM- SELF AND ALEXANDER R.

HARPER, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT lN.TVPESETTING-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 130,982, dated September 3, 1872.

Specication describing certain Improvements in Type-Setting Machines, invented by AUGUsrUs Conni?, of the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania.

Inwronemeats Type-Setting Machines.

My invention consists of certain improvements in and additions tothe type-setting machine for which I have already made application for Letters Patent on the 23d day of August, A. D. 15571.'v

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1, Sheet l, is a ont elevation of my improved type-setting machine; Fig. 2, a plan view; Fig. 3, Sheet 2, a transverse section on the line 1 2, Fig. l; Fig. 4, a sectional plan on the line 3 4, Fig. 1; and Figs. 5, 6, and 7, Sheet 3, detached views of parts of the machine.

A is the table or frame of the machine; B, the flat top of the same, with its receptacles a and b for the type; c, the groove for receiving the type from the said receptacles; and D the pusher rod traversing the said groove, resting upon the rising-and-falling bottom K of the latter, and hung to a block, D', which embraces and slides upon the anged edge d of the table. F is the type-box, secured to the frame at one end of the groove c, and having an opening communicating with the latter,

through which the type are passed into thel space between the two sliding bars L and M, the former serving as a type-supporter and extending downward through the bottom of the box, and the latter extending upward through the topl of the same. The type-box alsol contains a block, Q, and is provided with a bar, It, the forked ends Z l of which thrust each line of type from between the bars L and M back into the box and against the said block Q. (See Figs. 2, 6, and 7.) .All of the above parts are shown in my aforesaid separate application for a patent. It will not be necessary, therefore, to describe them more minutely here, excepting so far as they are combined with my` present improvements. The pusherbar D is operated by a double-acting treadle, J, instead of by the combined action of a treadle and weight, as in my former application, the said treadle being connected to the pusher-rod by a lever, H, rods h and h', rockshaft G provided with two arms, f and f3, and a bar, e, attached to the arm f and block'D.

(See Figs. land 4.) A rock-shaft, G', Figs. 1, 3, and 4:, hung to suitable bearings beneath the table, receives its motion from the treadle J through the medium of an arm, c, on the said shaft, and a connecting-rod, il, and to other arms, i2 i2, on this shaft, is secured a bar, i3, which extends between downwardly-'projecting pins s s of a frame, I, arranged to have a transverse sliding motion beneath the table, as best observed in Fig. 3. To the'front edge of this sliding frame is secured a plate, s1,

Figs. 1, 5, and 7, curved downward at one end, and arranged to be projected forward into the path of a roller, s2, hung to a projecting portion of the hinged pusher-bar D so as to raise the latter out of the groove c during its rearward movement, as shown in Fig. 5, the said plate s1 being also drawn inward so as not to interfere with the pusher-bar during the forward movement of the latter, as indicated by dotted lines in Figs. l and 7 The bar K, which forms the movable bottom of the groove c, rests upon the sliding fra-me I, which has an inclined upper surface, s3, so that when moved forward and backward it may raise and lower the said bar. (See Fig. 3.) The sliding frame I is also bent around the rear edge of the table in the manner best observed in Fig. 3, and eX- tends into the space beneath anumber of vertical type-reservoirs, T, secured to the top of the tableat the rear end of and directly over each of the receptacles b, each of the said reservoirs being furnished with a separate valve, y t, for cutting off the supply of type when necessary, and the end of the sliding frame which ,extends into the space beneath the said reservoirs serving to push the type from the same into the receptacles b, as will be more fully described hereafter. The sliding bar M of the type-box is operated by the treadle J, but in a manner differing somewhat from that described in my aforesaid separate application. It is secured at its upper end to a weighted frame, P, forked or slotted at the bottom, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, and embracing a pin, t1, of a sliding block, t2, adapted to one of the recessed legs of the table, as best observed in Fig. 4, the said sliding block being lifted at every movement of the treadle by a lever, t3, hung to the table, connected to the said treadle, and arranged to strike a lug, t4,

on the sliding block. This method of connection enables the bar M of the type-box to-be automatically lifted to a slight extent during every complete movement of the pusher-bar, and also to be independently lifted to a greater extent when necessary, as will be more fully vdescribed hereafter. The type-supporting bar L, Figs. 1, 6, and 7, has a T-shaped head contained within the lower portion of the type-box, while the body of the said bar is guided by and slides in a slotted tube, F', secured to the bottom of the type-box, the tube binding upon the bar with a sufficient degree of friction to retain it in -anyposition to which itmay be adjusted, butnot sufficiently to interfere with such adjustment. A lug, u, at the lower end of the type-supporter L, projects through the slot in the front of the tube F' and rests upon a projection, a1 of a lever, V, which is hung to al swinging arm, u2, attached to a fixed bracket, a3. (See Fig. 6.) This lever passes between and is guided by two fixed arms, a4 and a5, and is arranged to be lifted, and to be otherwise operated in the manner fully described hereafter, by a lever, U, controlled by a treadle or otherwise, so as to first raise the type-supporter L to its full extent, and to then push back into the type-box the forked bar R, which, on being released by the said lever, is returned to its original position by the action of a spring, as.

The justifyingindicator s, Fig. 7, the operation of which is fully described in my aforesaid separate application, is operated, either directly or indirectly, by the lug u on the typesupporter L during the descendingl movement of the latter. A frame, W, having a grooved receptacle, c', for the reception of the extra spaces used in justifying, is secured to the back of the type-box, as shown in Fig. 7, in such a position that the said groove .or receptacle shall be on line with and directlyT opposite the groove c, and so that it shall also communicate with the upper end ofthe slot y in the type-box and be situated just beneath the stop z on the latter. A pusher, lw, operated by connecting-rods w1 and 102, and a lever, w3, controlled by a key or otherwise, is arranged to slide inthe grooved receptacle c' for the purpose of pushing the extra spaces from the same into the type-box, as hereafter explained.

The operation of the machine is as follows: The reservoirs T having been lled with type by an ordinary distributing machine, the valves tin the same are opened and a reciproeatin g motion is imparted to the sliding frame I, Fig. 3, by means of the treadle and the de- I vices described, until a sufficient number of type have been forced out of and from beneath the said reservoirs, by the slide, to fill the receptacles b ofthe type-table, after which the valves t of the reservoirs are closed to prevent any more type from descending. The narrow f receptacles or grooves a are also lled with capital or other type, of which but a few are required; and some of the receptacles b are supplied with blanks 0r spaces,77 to be introduced between words when setting up a line. This having been accomplished, the several parts of the machine are set inmotion by the treadle, and the type which it is desired to feed into the box F is drawn forward, by hand or by means of keys or equivalent devices, out of its receptacle, -and into'the groove c, the movable bottom K of the latter being, when the type is thus introduced, elevated, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, soA as to permit the type to pass readily into the same, but being depressed the instant the pusher-bar D advances so as to permitthe said type to drop below the surface of the table. The said type is also covered by a tongue, 2, of the pusherbar, and is moved forward by aA projection or heel, 3, on the under edge of the latter, as seen in Fig. 7, the type being consequently entirely closed and held Aon all sides; the object of which is to prevent any possibility of its jumping out of the groove c owing to the rapid forward movement of the pusher-bar. The type thus held and guided i's thrust forward by the pusher-bar into the type-box F, between the bars L and M, the latter bar being raised slightly by the treadle and the connections described, before the completion ofthe movement of the pusher-bar, in order to permit the introduction of the type. During the last portion of the forward movement of the pusherbar the sliding frame I is also moved outward' toward the front of the table or to the position shown in Fig. 3, which will bring the curved plate s1, Figs. 1, 3, and 5, into `the path of the roller s2 of the pusher-bar, and will also, owing to the action of the inclined planes s3, elevate the movable bottom K of the groove c so as to permit another type to be introduced into the latter before the pusher-bar commences its rear movement. (See Fig. 5.) On now drawing back the pusher-bar in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 5, its roller s? will be brought into contact with the curved end of the plate s1, and will be raised by and pass over the top of the said plate, the pusher-bar being by this means correspondingly elevated and lifted out of the groove c so as to-clear and pass over and to the rear of the type already introduced into the said groove. While the pusher-bar is being thus drawn back and elevated the sliding frame I remains stationary, owing to the last motion of the rod I3, between its lpins s s, Figs. 3 and 4; but just before the completion of the rearward movement of the pusher-bar, the said sliding frame will be drawn inward in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, so as to cause the simultaneous or nearly simultaneous release and depression of the said pusher-bar and movable bottom K ofthe groove o. The bar M of the type-box is also released during the ,rearward movement of the pusher-bar, and is, with the weighted frame l?, permitted to fall sufficiently to depress the type already introduced into the type-box below the level of the groove c, the supporter 'L also yielding in order to permit the type to be thus depressed. The

second type introduced into the groove c is thrust forward by the pusher-bar into the type-box above the one before admitted. This second type is also thrust downward by the bar M, which is Vagain raised in order to permit the introduction of a third type 5 and the operation is thus continued by feeding in type and spaces until a line of the desired length has been set up. After thus completing a line the pusher-bar is drawn back, and the whole line isliited, by means of the supporter L, until brought to a position opposite the block Q, the bar M being raised out of the way bythe pressure of the type against its lower end, and, after having been thus lifted, the whole line of type is pushed back into the box, and against the yielding block Q, by means of the forked bar R, Figs. 6 and 7. These movements are imparted successively to the supporter L and -forked bar R by the lever V, Fig. 6, hung to the swinging arm a2, and guided by the xed brackets ai and a5, as before described. The said lever, when lifted by the i arm U, first elevating the type-supporter, and being then, owing to the outward movement of the arm u?, turned upon the fixed points a4 and a5, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 6, in, order to press inward the forked bar R and raised line of type. When the lever Vis drawn back and lowered the bar It returns to its original position, owing to the action of the spring fu".

The operation of justifying by means of extra blanks or spaces w, introduced into the line during the setting up of the latter, and an indicator, s, caused to traverse a graduated are by the descending type-supporter L, is fully described in'my aforesaid separate application for a patent, and will not,

therefore, require any further explanation here. To facilitate the operation of justifying, however, I have combined with the machine the before-mentioned frame W with its groove c' and pusher to. The extra spaces w are placed in the groove c in advance of the pusher, and are thrust by the latter through the.

slot y into the type-box at the required intervals.' The said groove c also receives the extra spaces a' when they are pushed out of the line by the pusher-bar D after the required calculation has been made by means of the indicator. This, it will be evident, dispenses with the necessity of handlingthe extra spaces, and much facilitates the operation of justifying the lines of type.

As a modification of my invention it may be mentioned that the plate s1, instead of being attached to the roller I, can be fixed and arranged so that the roller s2 may pass over the same during the rearward movement of the pusher-bar, in order to elevate the latter, and

so that it may pass beneath the said plate -I, the reservoirs T, provided with valves t or their equivalents, the pushers I"7i and type-receptacles b.

4. The combination of the said sliding frame I, carrying a plate, s1, with the pusher-rod D. 5. The said sliding frame I, arranged and operating substantially in the manner described, so as to serve the threefold purpose of forcing the type from the reservoirs T into the receptacles of the type-table, of raising and lowering the bar K, and of raising the pusher-bar D..

6. The plate s1, made either tired or movable, and arranged to raise the pusher-rod D during the rearward movement of the latter, substantially as herein described.

7. The combination of a groove, into which the type are transferred, and a pusher with an overlapping projection, which with the groove incloses the type at all sides, as specified.

8. The type-supporter L, sliding on the typebox and in the slotted tube F', andl provided with'alug, a, in combination with the swinging arm u2, projections a4 and a5, arm U, or its equivalent, and forked-bar R, all as and for the purpose specied.

9.v The combination, with the type-box, substantially as herein described, of the frame W, its groove cf, and the pusher w, the whole being constructed and operating substantially as herein described.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

- AUGUSTUS COBEY.

Witnesses Jive. B. HARDING, WM. A. STEEL. 

